Extending its home winning streak to 15 games, Utah State record
its first victory over a ranked foe since beating intrastate
rival Utah on November 18, 1998.

"This is a great win for us," Spicer said. "We have been
talking about it all week. We had to get Nevada back."

"That is obviously a fun win, a huge win," Utah State coach Stew
Morrill said. "(It was) a great crowd, that is a home court
personified right there."

Spicer, who finished with 17 points, reached the free-throw line
after he was hit on the elbow on a jumper by Fazekas, a
two-time WAC Player of the Year and a Wooden Award candidate.

"When opportunity comes you have to take full advantage of it,"
Spicer said. "I was able to get a foul, get to the line, and
knock down the free throws."

Fazekas finished with 20 points for the Wolf Pack (26-3, 13-2
WAC), who absorbed their first loss since a 80-73 setback at New
Mexico State on January 20. Nevada had already clinched the
conference's regular-season title with a 95-81 win at Boise
State on Saturday.

"This is a lost, we haven't lost very many," Nevada coach Mark
Fox said. "This counts as one loss, not two. We lost to a very
good basketball team on the road, and I give them credit."

With the game on the line inside the closing minute, Nevada was
twice caught trying to force the ball inside to the 6-11
Fazekas, leading to four straight points by Utah State to close
out the game.

The Wolf Pack were holding a 77-75 edge when guard Ramon
Sessions attempted to find Fazekas off a pick-and-roll in the
lane. However, the Aggies swarmed the star player, stealing the
ball to set up a fast-break layup by Jaycee Carroll that tied
the game with 45 seconds remaining.

Moments later, Sessions tried to find Fazekas off a drive but
threw into traffic, giving Utah State (21-9, 9-6) the ball with
35 seconds left and a chance to win the game.

Following a timeout with 25 ticks to go, the Aggies worked the
ball around the perimeter until Spicer got it just above the
foul line and was hit by Fazekas.

Nevada got a chance for a final shot, but Marcelus Kemp's heave
from the right sideline near halfcourt missed everything.

"We were trying to inbound it and we thought we had time for one
pass to Marcelus Kemp, but we got it in a bad place pinned
against the sideline," Fox said.

Utah State appeared as if it might avenge a 79-62 road loss at
Nevada in regulation when Carroll was fouled on a driving layup
and converted the ensuing free throw for a 71-67 lead with 2:17
remaining.

The Wolf Pack responded with a hook shot in the lane by Fazekas
with two minutes left and tied the contest a minute later when
Kemp converted a layup.

The contest remained tied as the Aggies could not protect the
ball. Nevada's Lyndale Burleson grabbed a steal with the shot
clock winding down on Utah State, but stepped on the baseline to
give the ball back to the Aggies with 37 seconds remaining.

After taking a timeout with 17 seconds left, Utah State saw a
second possession come up empty as Burleson deflected a pass
with 3.8 seconds left, leading to another steal for the Wolf
Pack.

"I couldn't be more proud of this group," Morrill said. "They
just hung (tough), I don't know how else to say it. They just
hung in there through some tough times."

Nevada was unable to cash in as Sessions had a 3-pointer at the
buzzer spin out.